PORTLAND — A Scarborough man is facing five charges including illegal possession of a firearm after police found him passed out in his vehicle with a handgun and a variety of drugs.
At 8:10 p.m. on Nov. 16, Portland Police responded to a call at the Rusty Lantern on 2282 Congress Street, where they discovered 33-year-old James Selberg Stross of Scarborough unconscious in the driver’s seat of a running vehicle.
A handgun was visible on his lap.
Officers safely retrieved the handgun before beginning their investigation and waking Stross.
A search revealed he was in possession of 31.54 grams of methamphetamine, 5.04 grams of black tar heroin, 4.43 grams of fentanyl, 3.13 grams of cocaine, additional drugs, paraphernalia, and $954 in cash.
Stross was arrested on several charges: illegal possession of a firearm, aggravated trafficking of a scheduled drug, unlawful possession of fentanyl powder with priors, two counts of unlawful possession of a scheduled drug, and operating while his license was suspended or revoked.
He was taken to Cumberland County Jail following the arrest.
The Portland Police Department asks anyone with information that might assist in this or other cases to contact them at (207) 874-8575 or text the keyword PPDME and a message to 847411.
